Farmington High School - Laurel Yearbook (Farmington, ME)

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'A' LAUREL Committee members, Mr. Dearborn and Dr. Weymouth, present the awards-billfolds to the All-Stars and blue jackets with letters to the Greyhounds. Plans are to make this an annual event with the tournament champions meeting the county All-Stars. MARCH 26 Slzortlzand awards, based on 5-minute dicta- tion and transcription, have been won as fol- lows: 60 words - Irene Paradis, Wilma Kyes, Pauline Phillips, Morna Huff, Dorothy Davis, Ieannette Turner, Mirjam Kohtala. 80 words-Pauline Phillips, Morna Huff. Competent Typist: awards, for 10-minute speed tests with Five errors or less have been won as follows: 30-word certificates-Vivian Bachelder, Ruth Cile, Alice Skwara, Ieannette Turner, Maurice Walker, Virginia Tardy, Lawrence Brackley, lean Brackley, Reginald Walker, Evelyn Barker. 40-word certificates - Maurice Walker, VVilma Kyes, Morna Huff. Genella Moore, Alice Hagerstrom, Dorothy Davis, Irene Para- dis, Miriam Kohtala, Ieannette Turner, Beverly Plaisted. 50-word certificates- Madelyn Luce. MARCH 27 This year's public speaking contest was spon- sored by the school and prizes offered and won as follows last night at the Community Center: lst prize of 255 in the humorous selections to Marion Bradley for H Beechnuts Ng lst prize of S5 in the serious-dramatic selections to Ruth Gile for After the Air Raid wg a 2nd prize to Glennis York for Futility.', Ruth is named by the judges-Miss Stella Clifford, Mrs. Ael- fred Flagg, and Rev. Merle Conant-to repre- sent the school with her selection at the Lydia O. Spear Contest in Augusta May 1. MARCH 31 -APRIL 4 . Off to New York go 16 of our Senior Class with Mr. and Mrs. Sayward Ross as chaperones, namely, Frank Kenney, Edward Barker, Ruth Chittick, Eunice Simpson, Dewey Richards, Burton Weymouth, lean Carter, Irene Paradis, VVilma Kyes, Genella Moore, Milton Hender- son, Iune Taylor, Alice Hagerstrom, Beatrice Enman, Barbara Ialbert and Iohn Gagne. Others in the party are.Lawrence Churchill '46 and Mrs. Albert Iohnson and her friend, Miss Marie Ryer. APRIL 1 This Week magazine announces the grand and state winners in the National V-Mail con- test. Scholustic Magazine judges nominate our own Morna Huff '45 as state winner for Maine. The American Legion Auxiliary is again sponsoring the Americanization themes project and announce the following winners: first, Rachel Luce '46, second, Dewey Richards '45, and third, Mavis Grant ,46. APRIL 8 We are back from our Easter vacation and enter the last stretch of the year. Two of our teachers are having a little longer vacation as Miss Perkins is visiting in Florida- Mrs. Keith Calef, nee Erma Mosher, F. H. S. '36, substitute--and Miss Skillin is attending a meeting of Home Economics teachers in Keene, N. H. VVe are looking forward to baseball, spring dances, graduation, and bravely hoping final exams won't come. Once again we close-and the LAUREL goes to press. SCHOOL OF TODAY School is work, School is play, School is happily living From day to day. School is lessons, Study and hooks, Delving for knowledge In hidden nooks. School is friendships, Fun, and good times, With new friends, old friends, And people of all kinds. School is a wealth, A score of things, French verbs, syntax, History dates and kings. Wonderful school days! Will they become a blur, When they aren't days to come But days that were? Ioyce Streeter -'46 -A' v

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ir LAUREL 'A' MARCH 1 We are greeted in the library by the Dance of the March Winds! i' The handiwork of Marie Iohnson and Pat Murray. Thanks, girls. MARCH 2 The Hrst allotment of books arrives from the Student Guild, which we are patronizing this second semester instead of the League. The books seem better bound and the service is much speedier than the League's. The teacher's dividend book is a nicely bound volume of john Masefield's Midsummer Night. Everett Newell takes over as chief reporter for the Frflnklin lournal F. H. S. news column. MARCH 7 The beginning of aptitude tests for the sen- iors under the direction of Mr. Fred Miller, a guidance adviser from Cambridge. The tests are to be followed up U by personal confer- ences. If the plan is sufficiently successful, this opportunity may be extended to other classes another year. MARCH 8 The Greyhound champions are the guests of the Rotary Club together with their coach, Warren Pearl, Principal Iohnson and Supt. Green. A fine supper is followed by films of the I943 VVorld's Series and Oflicers Training School. The Seniors elect a committee to select their class gift, namely, Pauline Phillips, Barbara Ialbert, Don Green, Ieanette Turner, and Bur- ton VVeymouth. N MARCH 13 The General and Commercial groups of freshmen and seniors today received their names from the Letter Exchange Bureau. Cer- tainly some interesting letters in prospect, for .example- Guadalupe Orozco G-16 QGirl, 16 years of age, La Ensenanza San Cristobal, L. C. Chis. Mexico Leo Kynaston B-17 6 Bryntirion Terrace Llangollen, North Wales Great Britain Himie Iones B-18 St. Iohn's Episcopal School Robertsport, Cape Mount County Liberia, West Africa MARCH 14 The Greyhounds are again feted by the American Legion, with chef Alton Bonney serving a line chicken dinner. Coach Pearl re- ports on the Waterville-Portland basketball championship game he attended at Waterville. M.ARCH 15 A tall, strong veteran of three major cam- paigns visits F. H. S. today. This man, Sgt. Morris of the U. S. M. C., is a recruiting ofiicer and spoke to all boys of 17, unable to Hnish their schooling before their 18th birthday, who are thinking of enlisting. The English I-C division attend For Whom the Bell Tolls in a group as a part of their study in Movie Appreciation. They report as follows: it was an extraordinary motion pic- tureg the acting was superior although they think Gary Cooper did not play his role con- vincingly enoughg the lighting, especially the silhouettes and cave scenes, added greatly to the effectiveness of the movie, there was one defi- nite lack-more emphasis on the ideals and reasons behind the Spanish revolution. lVlARCH 16 The Sophomore Hop is held at the Com- munity Center with Gordon Howe and his Blue Romancers providing the music. The class colors of Copen blue and wine are a Hne setting for the theme song, Candle-light and Wine. The F. H. S. faculty are the patrons and patronesses. MARCPI 21 Our Iunior Red Cross Drive closes with vol- untary contributions of 154720. By classes our percents are as fcglows, with the lower classmen leading the list: freshmen, 100225 sophomores, l00fff,, juniors, 95245 seniors, 28'fff,. The school participation was 861. MARCH 23 Over a thousand people pack the Community Center to see the All-Star game and attend the Victory Ball. The Greyhound champions emerge as Hnal victors with a score of 46-26.

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ir LAUREL 'A' l i BOYS' BASKE'l'l4Al.l. Seated fleft to rightj: R. Morrill, R. Hodgkins, L. Davis, I.. Churchill, D. Stanley Back row: XV. Nies, R. Roy, B. Wcymuutli, ID. Green, R. Titcmnlw, Coach Warren Pearl FOOTBALL Coach: Mr. Pearl Manager: Glen Stowe Asst. Manager: Alan Keith GAME SCORE UriTsT.xND1No PLAYER ox Frzrmirzgtorz Opponent PLM' Mexico U 21 Richard Green Kents Hill 6 - 6 Kendall scored on third play of the game 'Skowhegan 0 - 14 Kendall and Besson VVilton 0 - 35 Hodgkins Madison 0 - 13 Towle and Collette VVinthrop 13 - 6 Churchill Kents Hill 45 - 0 Whole team Because of the lack of experienced players, Farmington started the season poorly. The team improved rapidly, however, as is shown .by the fact that in the second game of the year we tied lients Hill 6-6. and the last game of the season. again with Kents Hill, turned out to he a slaughter with Farmington winning 45-U. BASKETBALL Coach: Mr. Pearl Manager: Maynard Towle ciAlNIli SCORE Farmingzofz Opponent .Xt Livermore Falls 37 - 30 At lay 45 - 17 At Skowhegan 39 - 21 Fairlield 23 - 36 'li At Rangeley 22 - 10 At Madison 39 - 50 'F lay 37 15 Rents Hill 58 - 34 Livermore Falls 38 - 35